I finally got my hands on the audiobook by going through hoops and ordeals, and IT IS SO WORTH IT! The intro is a whole musical piece, and I absolutely adore it!

Hello lovelies! I’m looking for books with really great banter between the love interests. Really, any genre could be applicable. I just want some banter, some yearning, and some spice. Give me your favs, thank you in advance 🫶🏼🙂‍↕️ (p.s. I’m not a fan of dark romance, sorry🫶🏼)

Just read chapter one to get a little taste, and I can say right away it definitely reads young/like YA (because it is). That said, I think Mona's narrative voice is quite accurate/authentic to that of a 14 y/o while still being relatable to an adult reader (I'm 30 with a k-12 education background). She's funny and seems to have a good energy about her character, so I'm excited to see what's next. Just keeping my fingers crossed this doesn't start to make me feel TOO old. Anyone else "way too old" for YA but going to keep reading it?

Colin while he enters the Featherington drawing room filled with family and in-laws for a family gathering (even Philippa's husband Berbrooke!).

Anyone else on CET or UTC who wakes up on 200+ post threads and feels they've missed out on the good fun?

WELL THIS IS OUR TIME NOW MUAHAHAHAH 😁

Good morning! How's everybody? Whatcha reading?

I've just finished reading Animal Farm on my daily train commute to work, and plan on reading Remarkably Bright Creatures next. I started work about an hour ago and should get back to it. 😬

Have a lovely day!

Wait, who was going to tell me that there is a manga adaptation of this novel?!

I just discovered it through today's featured emoji books on the discover page and thought that some others might like to know it exists too!

Someone please tell me this will stop sounding like gibberish and I’ll understand everything at some point😂

Hi everyone,

I'm Shannan, the creator (feels funny to say that haha) of this quest. I made this quest because I feel like I keep noticing how often the books that move me, spur me into reverie, make me feel weird in the best way...they have whispers (or full on screams) of the Fairy Tale in them. I'm not just talking simple reimaginings with obvious breadcrumbs, but also getting down and dirty...think: the bones of a tale as scaffolding for something stranger, more personal, heightened aching, and deeper meaning.

Sometimes it’s a full-on retelling. Sometimes it’s just the echo of a spindle, a locked door, a forest that won’t let you leave unchanged...

I think fairy tales survive beyond binary moralities and don't just run on nostalgia alone. "Fairy stories" like Tolkien put it...stretch like silly putty (but like, glamarous shiny silly putty with mermaid colors). T

They hold everything we don’t know how to say directly. They let us talk about power, inheritance, shame, survival, longing, transformation. They let us tell the truth sideways...and god damn it, but they're freakin' fun.

So I wanted to ask...if you’re here, doing this quest with me:

🌙 What kind of retellings speak to you most -- grim, cozy, surreal, angry, romantic, eerie? 🌲 Which retelling surprised you by giving you something you didn’t know you needed? 🕯️ And what story -- fairy tale or otherwise -- do you wish someone would rewrite? Or that you want to rewrite yourself?

Just come as you are, with your fave books and/or half-formed thoughts. I’d love to hear what brought you here.

this is the second time, the first being Fall 2026, that all four books in the seasonal readalong are all in one or more quests!

A Master of Djinn is in three quests!

• LGBTQ+ Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Queer Detectives on the Case!
• Mythological World Tour

Goddess of the River is in two...

• Asian-Inspired Fantasy
• Mythological World Tour

Razorblade Tears is in Thriller Starter Pack Vol II, and When We Lost Our Heads is in Supporting Women's Wrongs!

just thought the PB community would appreciate knowing this 🫶🏼🫶🏼 did any of these titles surprise you?